Tessarastrum Haeckel 1887 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Radiolaria

Full reference: E. Haeckel. 1887. Report on the Radiolaria collected by HMS Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report of Scientific Results of Voyage of HMS Challenger during years 1883-86 XVIII:1-1803

Parent taxon: Radiolaria according to E. Haeckel 1887

Sister taxa: Actinommura, Adamas, Amphicentria, Amphicraspedum, Anthocyrtium, Archiphormis, Archipiliacea, Artocyrtis, Astractinium, Cancellientactinia, Carposphaeridium, Caryosphaera, Cavasphaera, Cenellipsis, Cenodiscus, Ceratastrum, Ceratoclathrulum, Cessipylorum, Challengeriacea, Chilomma, Choenicosphaera, Clathrocircus, Clathrocorona, Clavata, Coccodiscacea, Collodaria, Copiconica, Cornutanna, Cornutellium, Corythomelissa, Cromyatractus, Cromyechinus, Crucidiscus, Cryptoprora, Cubosphaera, Cyrtidosphaera, Cyrtophormis, Dictyocodon, Dictyospyrella, Dictyospyrissa, Diploplegma, Dipospyris, Dizonium, Druppatractona, Drymyomma, Dystympanium, Ectoactinia, Ehrenbergia, Ethmosphaeracea, Euphysetta, Guangxitrisphaera, Gyrosphaera, Halicapsa, Haploplus, Haplopolaris, Hapolpolus, Hataina, Heliaster, Heliosestilla, Helminentactinia, Hemisphaera, Hexalastrum, Hexaspyridium, Hexastylidium, Hymenastromma, Labyrinthosphaera, Lamprodiscus, Lithamphora, Litheliacea, Lithocampium, Lithocannosphaeropsis, Lithocorythium, Lithomitrella, Lithopilium, Lithotympanium, Lynchnocanella, Mazosphaera, Microlecitos, Neoaspiculum, Nyfrieslandia, Octalacorys, Odontosphaera, Palaeolithochytris, Palamphimorphium, Paleocenosphaera, Palhindeolithus, Panartus, Papinochium, Parafollicucullinoides, Pentalacorys, Pentinastrum, Peridium, Peripanartus, Peritiviator, Pheodaria, Plagoniacea, Plagoniscus, Polycystina, Praespongocoelia, Priscilatentidiota, Prismatium, Protocystis, Protosegmentum, Prunulum, Pseudostaurosphaera, Psilomelissa, Pteractis, Pylosphaera, Retientactinosphaera, Rotasphaeracea, Russirad, Sanctipaulelum, Saturnulus, Schizomma, Sethocorys, Sethodisculus, Soreuma, Spirillina, Spirocapsa, Spongocyrtis, Spongodruppa, Spongopila, Spumellaria, Staurosphaerella, Stichopera, Stichopilidium, Stichopodium, Stichopterygium, Stomatosphaera, Stylactis, Stylotrochus, Tepka, Tessarospyris, Tetracorethra, Tetraedroclathrum, Thalassoplancta, Thallassosphaeracea, Thamnospyris, Theoconus, Theosyringium, Trigonactinium, Ulcundia, Veles, Xiphatractylis, Zygospyris

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Sample AK10, Arnager Limestone Formation, Bornholm (Cretaceous of Denmark)

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